Combined grain-door and loading and unloading platform for box-cars.



No. 814,014. PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906. J. S. BENDER.

COMBINED GRAIN DOOR AND LOADING AND U NLOADING PLATFORM FOR BOX CARS.

urmourom FILED 3mm 3.18 05.

Mammy/1m '2: 5 Invmior, 4; Jzwfi 536126262 UNITED STATES .lJUJOI-Z Fl. BENDER. OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI,

A CORPORATION OF ARIZONA 'ilfiRRl'il'ffi l.

PATENT OFFICE.

ASSIGNOR TO BENDEE ililiiiwiifl) SWAN-[300R AND LEADING AND UNLOADlNG PLATFOP-ifl FOR BOX-CARS.

no; B14914.

To all whom H may (mm tern:

Bo it known that I JACOB S BENDER, a uit-im'n of tin. United States, residing at Kun- 50,3 City. in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Comhinerl Grain- Doon; and Loading and Unloading Plnt fornm for Box-i am of whirh the foiiowing isuspovh lioat ion M; invimtion relates to improvomenhs in [EOIIIlJlTlFfl grain-doors and loading: and unlomliug platforms For box-curs; and one of my objects is w provide a door for cars which Wlil ell'nrwully PX'OYfij-Di, the leakage of grain and when opened wiii prelsantn platform snf'l'i cienhl}: rigid to Moria mm".

A further ohjoc: is to provirlo on all metal lir: door for hog-ram who-l: will lav more (luml'zle and easier ogwnw when unsrroiml him the ordinary wooden door now in gunerai use.

Another olfiort is to arrange the two soctions forming the rloor in such a hummer tlmi. they n ill lit so simgzlv against onoh other and the rloor-jmnh$ of tie ($83 as to rxrlude ali min, sloot, d112, from tho nloor-o nnings, and thus orotoct, the contnnw oi tho any from risumzgo The invontiqn i'onsiais in the nonstmrtion, oomliimition, and arrangement of ports llGTtmailer fli'ifii'flllfil and pointmi om in (in claims: and inorilvriliat- Yhninv 'niion mnyho fierl door-sootion fullv nnriwsiomi roiknrenr: will now ho made to i re ncwmponying ilrmxiaigvs. in whir u higzurr a repi'ewnlr: ii li'iuiull iongituciinai sex-hon of mV humour provided-with my in1- provonmnts when on lime l I of Figv L5 Fig. 2 is a awoken side oievaiion of some, Fig. 3 is u, rrnnsv'orso sontion taken on line Ill iii of Fig 1-2 Fig 5 is o: hroiron tramsvvrno sow Lion of the upper door-section, the doorjmnh, and 1m Mylo-plate, taken on line lV V of Fig. i. Fig, 5 is a broken detail vertical section of iliolowvr portionof the upper doorsection and im lownr track member, Lnkeuon lino J V of Fig. 1. Fig, 5 is a broken crosssootion of the lower door-section, (lUUT-jfldlll), and an iiing ievgiioiio. Fig; is a longitudinal section of a iron-var provid ui witl'i n4 modified i'o'rzn oi npgmr doonsoulimn taken on line Vll Vll of Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a of ammo, taken on line Vlil Vill of Fig. 7. Fig. ills u ilumil prlHPCUtlVQ view of Lhe modi Fi in ion longitlulilml suction of one ziiiio o tho box-car and tho Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 12, 1905- Horial No. 264,805-

trunsvei'so section ratenmci Zdm'ch 6, 1906.

modified door-section, talmu on line X X. of

the invention I employ 8. lower dUUIPSBCt NfiA i and an upper door-sec tion 2. Said lower door-sou1 ion is provided at iris lower terminal with hinge mamhors 3, united at their upper ends with an integral 11 carrying out longitudinal strip 4, rivaled to tho door in or fund hinge mom-- (lo? to reinforco the latter. hers fit snugly bnLWer-n ii of a threshold-pinto of the box-car, the in being secured together i 1, tion 1 is further reinfo tion with a, l'iorixontal 9mm 9, rivetad there to and provided viih i3, iongindinai head 1% 1t aiso reinforuod near im upper {and wi h a horizontal CfiSillf}: 1E. mow-ii thereto, which 'in addition to lunar-in; {ha upper portion 0? to rrmir of looking-bolts 12, s im 5 'i i'xl adapted to hold -i-h lil(HL Casing 1 is ?-1(i0i1 to hatter brim inn 3 and tapers tow'urrl ii tlhlb .aigi lit and guide the rarmiimlsoi bolts 11 Tho nnhirgml omat'ml por-- tion of tho (wing HIM: gives ii mplo spar-o for tho nonunion if iiu: now; moi of is hand 1:21 hereinafter h=iwriijmii the sortion prov: arranged in Ski la: the door in a (lim enlarged at room the wenkosi w iHilliLlS wiih Ililflpliwf'l to r-urod in {in of holis l: and pivo upper pm upon a pin L, pivoted inm-r on Linn when said lever =i rw-oinguhi Un ilii'i in i" Hilh' i i 1 in opposite iirections "t to the imhle distance :11 i a; hmznieret '16 :nterl midway between the s of rho 'ingboits, so

is mover in the (liErifP tion indicateci by arrow (1 the bolts wiii ho withdrawn from their keepers and the door ma .beopened. V

j bonding the bolts as alioro doacribod their remungular ends will ante? the aorzkets squarely instead of at an angle thereto, as would be the case if the extolulorl straight from their pivoted to their TH'lnugulm' ends. Pin 3? is seemed to section 1 and naming l. Levi? i6 is bent in such shape that hanriln terminates near one sirla ol the door, so that an operator may stand at. onuside of tho lair tar while unlocking section 7, and Lima be out, of the way when it swings downwardly.

In order that the section may be sealed i micro med 1 when. closed, I provide it with a projecting staple 18, adapted to extend through a slot in the lower portion of the hand-lever, which latter may be disengaged from said staple after the seal has been removed by springing its lower end outwardl To insure grain an weather roof joints when the lower section is closed I provide its opposite ends with inturned flan es 19 adapted to fit snugly into pockets 20, ormed bctwceudoor-jambs 15 and the ou'tturned flanges 21 of a pair of angle-plates 22, secured to the door-jambs.

The upper door-section 2 is arranged to slide hac 'ardly from the door; opening upon a track coin rising an upper member consisting of a re 23 and. a lower member comprising a channel-bar 24 and antifrictionrollers 25, mounted therein for the reception of the lower end of section 2, the upper end of the latter being provided with a pair of arms 26, having looped upper terminals 27, looselyembraclng member 23, which latter is sup orted by brackets 28. rea ily opened or closed with a handle 29, pivoted in a recess 30, pressed in the section, so that it will not strike the rear door-'amb when it is ushed backwardly with sai section until t 0 front edge of the latter is flush with said door-=jamb. Thus the full width of the ddoor-opening may be exposed when de- SlI'e In order that the section may be sealed when closed, I provide it with a staple 31, adaplted to receive the slotted end of a hasp 32, 'nged to the rear door-jamb. Staple 31 is arranged in a recess 33, pressed in the section for the same purpose that handle 29 is arran ed in recess 30. on section 2 is close its forward edge fits snugly within a ocket formed betweenthe adjacent dooramb and a flange 34 of an angle-plate 35, secured to said door-jam b. \ln ord'er to provide a grain and weather proof joint, its lower end extends downwardly far enough to lap the upper ed e of section 1, and its lower -ortion is provi ed with a water-table 36, wiiich projects over the upper edge of section 1 and reinforces the lower ortion of section 2.

The contents of the car may be inspected. or it may be loaded with grain without opening either of the sections through an opening 37 in sectidn 2 of sufficient size to receive the discharge and of a grain-spout. Said opening is normally closed by a wicket 38, secured at I118 upper portion to hm as 39 and provided at it lower outer edge wit a water-table 40, which projects beyondthe lower edge of'the opening 37 and prevents water from enterin t erein. Said wicket is secured when closed h a pin 41', extendin through the water-tahie, and a staple 42 w ich latter projects from the lower outer portion of a casing 43, the sides and 11 per portion of which are overlapped by the wicket, as shown in Fin. 1. in

Section 2 may be order to form tight joints at. these points. By

placing the fastening deviccs of the wicket as shown said wicket may be opcncd from the outside of the car.

In practice the door may be opcncd en aging hand -levor Hi from pu lin it upwardl in the dircction of arrow (1 to re ease the locizing-bolts from thcir kee ers 14. The )ressure of the grain within the car will then iorce section 1 open, which will drop down to the vertical position shown by dotted lines, Fig. 3, so that the grain may discharge into the receiving. end of an elevatorspout. If, however, the grain is to be unloaded into a we ton, settion I may be let, down upon the tai -board of the latter and be used as a shoveling-board. After thc grain near the door-opening has been discharged by disstaple 18 and access may be had to the car by pushing the up er section 2 backwardly aving thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat-- ent,is--v l. The combination with a box-car and the door-jambs thereof, of a grain-door, a section forming the lower ortion of said door and hinged at the three old of the door-opening, 1 a sliding section forming the upper portion of the door and lapping the u per portion of the lower section, and an ang e-plate secured to one of the door-jambs to form a pocket for the reception of the forward edge of the up-- per section, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a box-car, of a grain-door, a section forming the lower ortion of said door and bin ed at the thres old of the door-opening, a sliding section forming the upper portion of the door and lapping the upper portion of the lower SLCUOIILSUIUS 26 secure to the upper portion of said upper section, looped terminals 27 on the upper ends of said arms, brackets secured to the upper inner portion of the car, a rod extending through loops 27 and carried by the brackets, and means for guiding the lower portion of the u er section, substantially as described:-

3. e combination with a box car, oi. a

grain-door, a section forming the lower portion of said door and bin ed at the threshold or the door-opening, a sliding section forming the upper portion of the door and lap ingthe upper inner portion of the lower section, means for supporting and guiding the upper portion of said upper section, antifi'ictionrollers upon which said upper section is arranged to travel, and a c annel-har 24 in which said rollers are mounted, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JACOB s'. BENDER. Witnesses:

F. G. Fiscuan, J. Moons. 

